SEAandSKY community of homes showcase natural beauty of Squamish
Credit to Author: Barbara Gunn| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 13:00:54 +0000
In the past, many people saw Squamish as a drive-through community, a convenient place to get gas or a bite to eat on the way up to Whistler. Not anymore. As developers build family-friendly housing at affordable prices and showcase the incredible natural beauty of the area, Squamish is coming into its own as a destination in itself.
BlueSky Properties and Kingswood Properties are set to be a big part of that transformation. The two companies are collaborating on a new master-planned community in Squamish called SEAandSKY.
SEAandSKY is a project from BlueSky Properties in Squamish.
“Our two families — the Bosa family and the Segal family — have created an amazing partnership,” explained Dale Bosa, CEO of BlueSky Properties. “There’s a lot of trust between us and we have one of those handshake-type relationships that come when you have a lot of the same goals.”
Lorne Segal, president of Kingswood Properties, agreed.
“It’s not often in life that you have a business partnership that also consists of a friendship,” he said. “We just have very similar visions of how we want to work, live life, contribute to the community and build legacies for the future. We’re doing several things together and, in the case of SEAandSKY, it’s resulting in a wonderful example of what a consolidated vision of a community can look like.”
When it’s fully built out, SEAandSKY will cover 55 acres and include approximately 1,000 homes with a mix of townhouses, four-storey rental buildings, retail spaces, waterfront homes and a 17,000-square-foot amenity area. The development will provide access to the waterfront along Howe Sound inlet.
“I remember walking through this property about 14 years ago and thinking to myself that maybe this could become something,” said Segal. “You stand on the site and you look around and you’re surrounded by nature. It’s not just the view of The Chief — a mecca for climbers around the world — right in your backyard. Spin round and you get a 360-view of nature and mountains. It’s breathtaking.”
“Squamish is really an emerging market and if you’re planning to commute to Vancouver, it’s comparable to anywhere in the Fraser Valley,” Segal added. “The difference here is that it’s one of the most scenic drives in the whole of North America.”
SEAandSKY is a project from BlueSky Properties in Squamish.
Phase one of SEAandSKY has already been sold and will be completed later this year. Phase two homes — scheduled for completion by the end of 2020 — are on sale now: 134 townhomes with either two or three bedrooms, ranging in size from 1,199 to 1,789 square feet and priced from $689,900.
“Many people tend to just pass through Squamish and don’t give it a chance,” said Segal. “Well, they’re really missing out when you consider an asset like this — one of the last opportunities to buy into a brand new, waterfront-oriented community of this magnitude. You take a place like this with some of the finest ingredients and put it in the hands of an exceptionally talented team with a bold vision and what you get is a community that is really exceeding people’s expectations.”
Bosa said that in terms of the demographic of buyers the two companies are targeting, the focus has been on end users because the goal was to create a really strong sense of community at SEAandSKY.
“There are very few companies in our industry — and I’m speaking for both Kingswood and BlueSky — that care as much as we do about the configuration of space in our homes,” Segal added. “It’s rare to find homes that look great and even more rare to find ones that are also super functional to suit the needs of modern-day families.”
Kitchens at SEAandSKY come with soft-close doors and drawers, porcelain tile backsplashes and KitchenAid appliance packages (buyers can also choose to upgrade to Bosch appliances).
SEAandSKY is a project from BlueSky Properties in Squamish.
Bathrooms have porcelain tile flooring and composite stone countertops. There is ceramic tile surrounding the showers and tubs and master en suites in select homes come with soaker tubs.
“One thing that people have been surprised about is the quality of the homes,” said Bosa. “We haven’t cut any corners in making sure the end product is really good. It’s just very well done and our intention was to really impress people from the minute they step into the display centre.”
That display centre is located at 1500 Highway 99 and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bosa is confident people will be excited by what they see.
“The area where you’ll be living, it almost feels like you’re on vacation,” he said. “With everything we’re offering there — from the amenities to the trails to the connection to nature — it really feels like you’re living outdoors, and I think that’s what makes SEAandSKY so special.”
Project location: Discovery Centre – 1500 Highway 99 (Highway 99 and Mill Road), Squamish
Project size: 134 townhomes in phase two of a master-planned community of approximately 1,000 homes
Residence size: 1,199 to 1,789 square feet
Price: from $689,900
Developer: BlueSky Properties and Kingswood Properties
Architect: Ekistics Architecture
Interior designer: Insight Design Group
Sales centre: Discovery Centre – 1500 Highway 99 (Highway 99 and Mill Road), Squamish
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
Sales phone: 604-559-7918
Website:www.hellosquamish.com
Occupancy: Fall 2020